# Fragmenta in epistulas catholicas 3.ΚΕΦΑΛ. Δʹ

Joannes Chrysostomus Scr. Eccl. John Chrysostom, Fragmenta in epistulas catholicas, Letter 3. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/joannes-chrysostomus-scr-eccl-john-chrysostom/fragmenta-in-epistulas-catholicas/3.%CE%9A%CE%95%CE%A6%CE%91%CE%9B.%20%CE%94%CA%B9

Ὁ μὴ ἀγαπῶν, οὐκ ἔγνω τὸν Θεὸν, ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς ἀγάπη ἐστί. Ἀγάπην ποίαν φησί; Τὴν εἰλικρινῆ, οὐ τὴν μέχρι ῥημάτων, ἀλλὰ τὴν ἀπὸ διαθέσεως καὶ γνώμης, καὶ τοῦ συναλγεῖν ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας. Ἔστι γὰρ ἀγάπη καὶ ἡ τῶν πονηρῶν· οἷον λῃσταὶ λῃστὰς φιλοῦσι, καὶ ἀνδροφόνοι ἀνδροφόνους. Ἀλλ' οὐκ ἔστι τοῦτο ἀπὸ συνειδήσεως ἀγαθῆς, ἀλλ' ἀπὸ κακῆς.

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Joannes Chrysostomus Scr. Eccl. John Chrysostom, Fragmenta in epistulas catholicas. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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